Circuit and method using data synchronization for battery power conservation in a paging receiver
First Claim
1. A power saving circuit in a paging receiver, comprising:
- power supply means for generating operating power for said paging receiver;
means for receiving paging information and converting said paging information into a digital signal;
switching means for providing said operating power to said receiving means in response to a power supply signal;
wordsync pattern detecting means connected to said receiving means, for receiving said digital signal during batch periods, analyzing said digital signal received during an initial interval of a wordsync period of each of said batch periods, and generating a wordsync pattern detection signal when wordsync pattern data is detected from said digital signal received during said initial interval of said wordsync period, said wordsync pattern data being comprised of a predetermined sequence of data bits and said initial interval consisting of less than an entirety of said wordsync period; and
power controlling means for counting clock pulses generated during said batch periods to enable generation of said power supply signal during said initial interval of said wordsync period and to disable generation of said power supply signal when said wordsync pattern detection signal is generated, and for synchronizing reception of frame data during each of said batch periods by enabling generation of said power supply signal during a frame data period of each said batch period.
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Abstract
A battery saving circuit in a paging receiver operates in an idle mode and a batch mode. A power supply section generates operating power for the paging receiver. A receiving section receives paging information and converts the paging information into digital signals. A switching section provides operating power to the receiving section in response to a battery supply signal. A wordsync pattern detector connected to the receiving section detects wordsync periods during the batch mode, analyzes digital signals received at a starting interval of the wordsync period, and generates a wordsync pattern detection signal when wordsync pattern data is detected. The wordsync pattern data is made up of a predetermined number of bits within the digital signals received during the starting interval of the wordsync period. Operating power is provided during the starting interval of the wordsync period and is interrupted when the wordsync pattern detection signal is generated. Data received after the wordsync period is synchronized based on an ending position of the wordsync period.
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26 Claims
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1. A power saving circuit in a paging receiver, comprising:
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power supply means for generating operating power for said paging receiver; means for receiving paging information and converting said paging information into a digital signal; switching means for providing said operating power to said receiving means in response to a power supply signal; wordsync pattern detecting means connected to said receiving means, for receiving said digital signal during batch periods, analyzing said digital signal received during an initial interval of a wordsync period of each of said batch periods, and generating a wordsync pattern detection signal when wordsync pattern data is detected from said digital signal received during said initial interval of said wordsync period, said wordsync pattern data being comprised of a predetermined sequence of data bits and said initial interval consisting of less than an entirety of said wordsync period; and power controlling means for counting clock pulses generated during said batch periods to enable generation of said power supply signal during said initial interval of said wordsync period and to disable generation of said power supply signal when said wordsync pattern detection signal is generated, and for synchronizing reception of frame data during each of said batch periods by enabling generation of said power supply signal during a frame data period of each said batch period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A power saving circuit in a paging receiver, comprising:
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power supply means for generating operating power for said paging receiver; means for receiving paging information and converting said paging information into a digital signal; switching means for providing said operating power to said receiving means in response to a power supply signal; wordsync detecting means connected to said receiving means, for receiving said digital signal during batch periods, analyzing said digital signal received during a wordsync period of each of said batch periods and generating a wordsync detection signal when said digital signal received during said wordsync period represents wordsync data; wordsync pattern detecting means connected to said receiving means, for receiving said digital signal during said batch periods, analyzing said digital signal received during an initial interval of said wordsync period and generating a wordsync pattern detection signal when said digital signal received during said initial interval of said wordsync period represents wordsync pattern data, said wordsync pattern data being comprised of a predetermined sequence of initial bits of said wordsync data and said initial interval consisting of less than an entirety of said wordsync period; and power controlling means for counting clock pulses generated during said batch periods to enable generation of said power supply signal at a starting point of said wordsync period, to disable generation of said power supply signal when said wordsync pattern detection signal is generated, to enable generation of said power supply signal when said wordsync pattern detection signal is not generated, and to disable generation of said power supply signal when said wordsync detection signal is generated, and for synchronizing reception of data during each said batch period by enabling generation of said power supply signal during a data frame period of each of said batch periods. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A power saving circuit in a paging receiver using a Post Office Code Standardization Advisory Group (POCSAG) code wherein battery power is selectively supplied to said paging receiver during a wordsync period of each batch period in response to a power supply signal, each said batch period being comprised of 17 data words, each said data word being comprised of 32 bits, said circuit comprising:
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controlling means for counting pulses of a data clock signal received during each said batch period to generate count data, generating a wordsync pattern period signal during a 5-bit period beginning at a starting point of said wordsync period based on said count data, and generating a wordsync period signal during a 32-bit period extending from said starting point of said wordsync period to an ending point of said wordsync period, said controlling means restarting said counting upon completion of each said batch period; wordsync pattern detecting means for storing data received during said 5-bit period in response to said wordsync pattern period signal, and generating a wordsync pattern detection signal when said data received during said 5-bit period represents wordsync pattern data, said wordsync pattern data being comprised of a predetermined sequence of data bits; batch mode executing means for counting said pulses of said data clock signal to enable generation of said power supply signal at said starting point of said wordsync period and disabling generation of said power supply signal in response to said wordsync pattern detection signal, said batch mode executing means restarting said counting in response to said wordsync pattern detection signal; and synchronizing means for delaying said power supply signal when said wordsync pattern detection signal is generated, and synchronizing reception of a first said data word during a preset frame period by generating said power supply signal during said preset frame period. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for saving battery power in a paging receiver having means for detecting a wordsync pattern signal comprised of a predetermined number of initial bits contained in a wordsync signal received during a wordsync period, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing battery power to said paging receiver at a starting point of said wordsync period while receiving said wordsync signal; interrupting said battery power upon detection of said wordsync pattern signal during an initial interval of said wordsync period, with said initial interval consisting of less than an entirety of said wordsync period; synchronizing reception of a frame signal by creating a delay period that extends from an ending point of said initial interval to an ending point of said wordsync period, said battery power being interrupted during said delay period; maintaining interruption of said battery power from said ending point of said wordsync period to a starting point of a preset frame period; providing said battery power to said paging receiver from said starting point of said preset frame period to an ending point of said preset frame period to enable said reception of said frame signal; and
interrupting said battery power from said ending point of said preset frame period to a starting point of a next wordsync period. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for saving battery power in a paging receiver having means for detecting a wordsync pattern signal comprised of a predetermined number of initial bits contained in a wordsync signal, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing said battery power to said paging receiver while a preamble signal is detected; detecting whether a wordsync detection signal corresponding to a first batch of data is generated while providing said battery power to said paging receiver, said wordsync detection signal indicating detection of an ending point of a wordsync period corresponding to said first batch of data; interrupting said battery power in response to generation of said wordsync detection signal; maintaining interruption of said battery power from said ending point of said wordsync period corresponding to said first batch of data to a starting point of a preset frame period corresponding to said first batch of data; providing said battery power to said paging receiver from said starting point of said preset frame period corresponding to said first batch of data to an ending point of said preset frame period corresponding to said first batch of data to enable reception of frame data corresponding to said first batch of data; interrupting said battery power from said ending point of said preset frame period corresponding to said first batch of data to a starting point of a wordsync period corresponding to a second batch of data; providing said battery power to said paging receiver at a starting point of said wordsync period corresponding to said second batch of data; interrupting said battery power when said wordsync pattern signal is detected during an initial interval of said wordsync period corresponding to said second batch of data; synchronizing reception of frame data corresponding to said second batch of data by creating a delay period that extends from an ending point of said initial interval to an ending point of said wordsync period corresponding to said second batch of data, said battery power being interrupted during said delay period; maintaining interruption of said battery power from said ending point of said wordsync period corresponding to said second batch of data to a starting point of a preset frame period corresponding to said second batch of data; providing said battery power to said paging receiver from said starting point of said preset frame period corresponding to said second batch of data to an ending point of said preset frame period corresponding to said second batch of data to enable said reception of said frame data corresponding to said second batch of data; and interrupting said battery power from said ending point of said preset frame period corresponding to said second batch of data to a starting point of a wordsync period corresponding to a third batch of data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A power saving circuit in a paging receiver, comprising:
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power supply means for generating operating power for said paging receiver; means for receiving paging information and converting said paging information into a digital signal; switching means for providing said operating power to said receiving means in response to a power supply signal; wordsync pattern detecting means connected to said receiving means, for receiving said digital signal during batch periods, analyzing said digital signal received during a first 5-bit interval of a 32-bit wordsync period of each of said batch periods, and generating a wordsync pattern detection signal when wordsync pattern data is detected from said digital signal received during said first 5-bit interval of said 32-bit wordsync period, said wordsync pattern data being comprised of a predetermined sequence of data bits; and power controlling means for counting clock pulses generated during said batch periods to enable generation of said power supply signal during said first 5-bit interval of said 32-bit wordsync period and to disable generation of said power supply signal when said wordsync pattern detection signal is generated, and for synchronizing reception of frame data during each of said batch periods by enabling generation of said power supply signal during a frame data period of each of said batch periods. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for saving battery power in a paging receiver, comprising the steps of:
- providing said battery power to said paging receiver at a starting point of a wordsync period while beginning reception of a 32-bit wordsync signal;
interrupting said battery power after detecting a wordsync pattern signal during an initial interval of said wordsync period, said wordsync pattern data being comprised of a predetermined sequence of a first 5 bits of said 32-bit wordsync signal and said initial interval consisting of less than an entirety of said wordsync period; creating a delay period that extends from an ending point of said initial interval to an ending point of said wordsync period, said battery power being interrupted during said delay period; maintaining interruption of said battery power from said ending point of said wordsync period to a starting point of a preset frame period; providing said battery power to said paging receiver from said starting point of said preset frame period to an ending point of said preset frame period to enable reception of a 32-bit frame signal; and
interrupting said battery power from said ending point of said preset frame period to a starting point of a next wordsync period.
- providing said battery power to said paging receiver at a starting point of a wordsync period while beginning reception of a 32-bit wordsync signal;
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24. A power saving circuit in a paging receiver, comprising:
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power supply means for generating operating power for said paging receiver; means for receiving paging information and converting said paging information into a digital signal; switching means for providing said operating power to said receiving means in response to a power supply signal; and a decoding unit in communication with said receiving means and adapted to receive said digital signal during batch periods, analyze said digital signal received during an initial interval of a wordsync period of each of said batch periods, generate a wordsync pattern detection signal when wordsync pattern data comprising a predetermined sequence of data bits is detected from said digital signal received during said wordsync pattern period, generate said power supply signal during said wordsync pattern period of said wordsync period and disable generation of said power supply signal when said wordsync pattern detection signal is generated, and synchronize reception of frame data during each of said batch periods by enabling generation of said power supply signal during a frame data period of each of said batch periods, with said initial interval consisting of less than an entirety of said wordsync period. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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